Dark Knight or Gunbreaker

[TheMightyMollusk]

Dark Knight has the notable drawback of starting at level 30 when you have to be level 50 and make it to Ishgard to even unlock it. It's a bit of a slog. However, they did recently (finally!) fix Living Dead so it doesn't just outright kill you if you don't have a decent healer handy. It also has some of the best job story quests in the game. Plus, giant swords.

Gunbreaker starts at level 60, so it's easier to jump into if you want to play the rest of the game with it. It has a busier rotation, with lots of buttons to press to keep everything going. On the downside, it gets loud when every swing has an explosion behind it. I'm personally somewhat less fond of it, but that's purely my opinion.

On the bright side, this game lets you play every job on a single character, so the only thing stopping you from trying both and choosing for yourself is time.

[MikkoAkure]

To put it very simply:

GNB plays closer to a melee DPS than the other tanks.

DRK has probably the best class storyline in the game (minus the Moogles) and it’s worth doing just for that.

Either way, I recommend doing the Hall of the Novice for tanks to get your bearings and start getting used to tanking in the first couple of dungeons in the game and working your way up from there as you get more comfortable, even if your class starts at a higher level. Having a lot of abilities unlock immediately can be daunting.

Palace of the Dead/Heaven on High/Bozja can help, but those aren’t traditional battle content type places and dungeons can give you a better idea of what to expect.

[hagare]

Hi y’all I’m playing a Roe female dragoon and having a blast. I used to play wow and main dk for dark class and lore. Now I only play ff14 with other games and I want to unlock dark knight and reaper. I’m not in heavensward yet but I will be and I really want to try dk. However some people say to go gunbreaker for a dps main like me. I want to get dark knight but should I go to gunbreaker? Also I’m still stucking with dragoon and reaper but I want to ask dk mains is it a fun class?

get what you want really.
Both has differences in gameplay.
PS: you can always try both eventually.
and pick which you want to main later

[Yeastyloins]

Hi y’all I’m playing a Roe female dragoon and having a blast. I used to play wow and main dk for dark class and lore. Now I only play ff14 with other games and I want to unlock dark knight and reaper. I’m not in heavensward yet but I will be and I really want to try dk. However some people say to go gunbreaker for a dps main like me. I want to get dark knight but should I go to gunbreaker? Also I’m still stucking with dragoon and reaper but I want to ask dk mains is it a fun class?

Can you weave oGCDs fine and not have issues moving while doing that and tanking? Then both are good options. GNB is more busy if you want to play it more optimally but DRK is the highest dps tank provided you understand it and do some cursed stuff. Give em a try and look up their rotation. For me GNB feels super rewarding getting your weaves and your burst done.

[Oizen]

GNB has a more involved rotation and does slightly more damage over an entire fight, I would also say its overall kit is a bit more versatile than DRK as DRK has an abundance of a damage only moves and not too much in terms of utility, and what it does has honestly has to be very well understood to maximize the use of. Pro tip if someone tells you Dark Mind is a bad skill their opinion should be discarded.

DRK is a lot more simplified, and honestly less clunky as a result. It also has a much higher synergy with big burst windows so its going to barf out damage harder than any class in the game (except ninja) at the start of any fight.

I personally prefer DRK over GNB, but nothings stopping you from playing both

[Illmaeran]

Hi y’all I’m playing a Roe female dragoon and having a blast. I used to play wow and main dk for dark class and lore. Now I only play ff14 with other games and I want to unlock dark knight and reaper. I’m not in heavensward yet but I will be and I really want to try dk. However some people say to go gunbreaker for a dps main like me. I want to get dark knight but should I go to gunbreaker? Also I’m still stucking with dragoon and reaper but I want to ask dk mains is it a fun class?

Big Girl + Big Sword = Big Fun. The same can be said of Big Girl + Big Axe.